When Denny Hamlin decides to retire from NASCAR competitors, he’ll go down as one of many best drivers within the sport’s historical past no matter whether or not or not he wins a Cup Sequence championship.
Hamlin, a veteran of practically 20 Cup Sequence seasons, is at the moment marked by many as the very best driver in NASCAR historical past to by no means win a championship. Whereas that is a popularity Hamlin is attempting to alter, it is not one thing that retains him up at night time.
As Hamlin, 44, navigates via the twilight years of his profession, his life is stuffed with different ventures except for making the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota go quick. He is a co-owner of 23XI Racing, a podcast host and, as of June 11, a father of three.
In an interview with Prime Video analyst and NASCAR Corridor of Famer Carl Edwards, Hamlin mentioned that the his private life and his household retains him content material, no matter what he could or could not accomplish over the remainder of his racing profession.
“I’m completely content material not successful a championship,” Hamlin told Edwards. “That isn’t excessive on my precedence listing. It simply actually is not. Now, I must be an excellent day. I want to verify I am doing all the appropriate issues within the race automobile (and) being ready. That is simply a part of rising up. I feel everybody’s priorities change.”
